Sign-letter.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

G. L. MASON SIGN LETTER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1905. RENEWED AUG. 27. 1907.

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GEORGE L. MASON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE L. MASON COMPAAY OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SIGN-LETTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 1908.

Application flied April 28, 1905, Serial No. 257,892. Renewed August 27, 1907. Serial No. 390,380.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. MASON, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of the city of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sign-Letters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sign letters and has for its ob ect the production of a sign which is cheap, and attractive and which can be readily formed to read in any way desired.

My invention consists in certaln constructions and combinations which will be first described and then the invention pointed out in the claims.

Referrin to the drawings which form a part of this application and on which the same reference numeral is used to denote the same part wherever it occurs, Figure 1 is a front view of a card showing the referred form of my invention before any 0 the sections have been removed. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showin the sections removed to form the letter Fig. 3 is a section throu h the card and showing the backing which prefer to use and, Fig. 4 is a detall view showing one of my preferred forms of removable sections.

1 designates a sheet of any suitable material which is rovided with the removable sections 2. hese sections are arranged along predetermined lines so as to form a monogram so that by removing the roper combination of sections any letter or c aracter may be formed. In Fi 2, I have shown how the letter E is forms b the removal of the proper combination 0 sections. In the form of my invention shown, these removable sections 2 are in the form of circular disks and are formed by incisions 3 which do not completely encircle the sections, leaving the sections connected to the sheet by the uncut ortions 4, whereby the sections 2 will be held in the sheet but may be removed by simply forcing the section out thus tearing the uncut portions as illustrated in Fig. 4. It will be ap arent however, that other forms of removab e sections than those illustrated may be used and also other means for holding the sections in position.

I have shown a piece of tissue or like material 5 secured to the sheet 1, preferably along only one side, it may however be secured in any way desired and may be colored in order to have the letters show colored.

In the operation of my device, a series of sheets are taken and the proper combinations of sections are removed to form the desired letters and then the sheets are suitably mounted so as to be illuminated from behind, for instance, the may be secured to a show window. It will enoted that the openin s formed by the removal of the sections W1 1 all be capable of being illuminated from a common source of light. If preferred, a single sheet can be provided with several grou s of sections so that the desired sign can e formed from a single sheet.

While I have described what I deem to be the preferred form of m invention, I desire to have it understood t at my invention is not limited to the construction shown and described as many changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, as set forth in the amended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A sheet provided with a plurality of removable sections arranged along redetermined lines and in substantially t e plane of the sheet, whereby by removing certain of said sections different designs may be formed the openings formed by the removal of the sections bein capable of having light transmitted throng them from a common source.

2. A sheet provided with a plurality of removable sections arranged in the form of a monogram and in substantially the plane of the sheet, whereby by removing certainof said sections any letter or character may be formed, the openings formed by the removal of the sections bein capable of having light transmitted through them from a common source.

3. A sheet provided with a plurality of removable sections formed by incisions which form, but do not sever the sections from the sheet, said sections bein" arranged along predetermined lines, where y by removing cer tain of said sections different designs may be formed.

4. A sheet provided with a plurality of removable sections formcdby incisions which form, but do not sever the sections from the sheet, said sections being arranged to form a monogram whereby by removing certain of said sections any letter or character may be formed.

' 5. A sheet provided with a lurality of removable sections arranged albng predetermined lines, and in substantially theplane of the sheet, whereby by removing certain of said sections different designs may be formed and a backing sheet secured to said first mentioned sheet.

6. A. sheet provided with a plurality of removable sections formed by incisions which 'form, but do not sever the sections from the sheet, said sections bein arranged along predetermined lines, where y by removing oer 15 tain of said sections different designs may be formed and a backing sheet secured to said first mentioned sheet. v

Signed 1) me at Washington, District of Columbia t 's 27th day of A ril, 1905.

GEORG L. MASON. Witnesses:

FRANoIs M. PHELPS, E. E. WARFIELD. 

